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Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Texas GOP
The call to action follows the currently stymied effort by the Texas GOP to redraw the state’s congressional map to try to ...
Texas Republican district attorney posts video smoking weed to protest prohibition
A Republican district attorney in West Texas embarked on a highly public campaign to protest the state’s ban on marijuana: ...
Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?
A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.
Texas Hold 'em: Gov. Abbott threatens legal action for absent Dems
After more than 50 Democrats fled the state amid a redistricting battle, Greg Abbott gave them an ultimatum and deadline to ...
Texas Senate panel advances bill restricting bathroom access for trans people
Senate Bill 7, authored by Republican Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston, will mandate that people use private spaces in state ...
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Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before?
Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker ...
The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition
Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally ...
Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum
Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...